Do you have noise issues with rotten neighbors? How to deal with neighbor issues in a homeowner's association. Q: I borrowed your book for first-time home buyers from the library a few years ago. I need to read it again and this time I’ll buy it. But in the meantime, I’m hoping you can answer [...]
If your are having problems with seller disclosure about moving a manufactured home, you may have a legal case against the seller. Q: We have a problem. My son purchased a manufactured home last year at the age of 21 and obtained an FHA mortgage on the home. It appears that he should have never [...]
S&P faces civil lawsuit for selling bad mortgage loan bonds, a result of risky loans from mortgage lenders. This was a huge impetus for the housing market crisis. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show on February 10, 2013 at 11:00am Eastern Time on [...]
Do you have house deed problems? If you want to know more on how to prove property ownership, first talk to a real estate attorney. Q: I have a little bit of a unique situation here. We purchased a house in September 2011, in Minnesota. My fiancée’s great grandmother is the one who took out [...]
The real estate outlook for 2013 continues to look muddled: While new home sales increased in 2012, the economy still struggles. Each week, pundits step forward to proffer yet another prediction about where the housing market is going. Since 2006, when the housing market began its descent into madness, all we’ve heard that the residential [...]
A 1031 exchange is an investment property exchange process that can assist in deferring taxes. We answer a question here. Q: I currently own two rental properties. The first house is paid off. The second property still has 14 years on the mortgage. I am considering selling the first house because it's not earning all [...]
Are you selling a house without a Realtor? Seller financing and selling a home without an agent has its cost and benefits. Q: I appreciated your article on the advantages and disadvantages of holding title to a home in a limited liability company (LLC). I have a house in Maryland that is valued at around $350,000 [...]
For the past five years, most homeowners have been watching their homeowners insurance rates go up, even as their homes drop in value. This has led some homeowners to wonder: If my home is worth less, shouldn’t it cost less to insure? Unfortunately there is no insurance break on the horizon for homeowners, regardless of [...]
For today's show, Jed Kolko, Grant Cardone, Daren Blomquist and Steve Cook join me to talk about recent trends and hot topics in personal finance and real estate on the Ilyce Glink Show on January 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on WSB Radio. These four smart folks had a lot of great things [...]
Personal finance and real estate with special guests Jed Kolko from Trulia, Grant Cardone, Daren Blomquist of RealtyTrac and Steve Cook, Managing Editor of Real Estate Economy Watch. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show on January 27, 2013 at 11:00am Eastern Time on [...]
